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Robert Manning v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-10309 · judgment August 20, 2025


Pending

Questions presented

  1. In a prosecution for a violent crime in aid of racketeering, does the United States District Judge have the discretion to bifurcate the element which requires an underlying predicate crime from the elements of enterprise and pattern of racketeering?

  2. May the court sustain a conviction for VICAR murder when there is insufficient evidence to prove each element of the underlying state crime?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Karen L. Landau
Law Office of Karen L. Landau, P.C.

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 25 2026
    Response Requested. (Due September 24, 2026)
  2. Aug 13 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Aug 10 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jul 02 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 26, 2026)